Three Truths and One Wish | Open Space Practice, (AKA: A Thousand Shades of Gray)

I was so excited about doing these every Tuesday, and then I forgot yesterday! So, here’s the Tuesday Three Truths and One Wish…on Wednesday.

Truth: You are not broken, a problem to be fixed. You are not–no matter what advertising, religion, culture, or that little meanie with sharp teeth that lives in the dark might say–you are not basically bad, you are not unworthy or unlovable.
Truth: You have a basic goodness, a deep wisdom and compassion that are available to you every moment. It’s right there inside, waiting all the time. No matter what mistakes you have made or bad luck you have, it remains, it cannot be used up or “smashed to bits,” no matter how hard you might try and no matter what happens to you. You have everything you need already to save yourself.
Truth: Your basic nature, the “real” you, your Self, is like the sun. Weather comes, clouds and storms, and can make it seem like it’s gone, but it is always there, even when you can’t see it. In the same way that the sun is a universal truth, so is your basic goodness.

There’s a little flame inside us all
Some shine bright
Some shine small
The rains will come
And the waters rise
But don’t you ever lose your light
~~Addison Road, “This Little Light of Mine”

I Wish that all of us could live in that truth, that we are good, loveable, wise, brave, and strong.

Go ahead, make your wish.

Picture by Brenda Starr

My other task for this Tuesday is to write about Girl Effect. Many other people have committed to write a similar post, (if you are a fellow blogger, it’s not too late to join in).

“The most powerful force of change on the planet is a girl.”

Three Truths: See more on the Girl Effect Fact Sheet (PDF)

Today, more than 600 million girls live in the developing world.
When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more
years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2
fewer children.
Approximately one-quarter of girls in developing countries are not in school.

One Wish:

I wish that everyone who reads this post would watch the video below. I wish it would touch their hearts like it did mine. I wish they would go to the Girl Effect website and learn more. I wish that what they learn will motivate them to do something good, something that would help, like it has me.

Okay, I realize that was more than just one wish, but I dare you.